Would You Rather? (Red Fox Picture Books) - Softcover

Burningham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099200414 ISBN 13: 9780099200413

Publisher: Red Fox, 1994

Synopsis

Would You Rather

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Review:

Given the choice, we think most kids would rather read John Burningham's books than taste slug dumplings, jump in nettles, or possibly even dance with a goat. However, in the delightfully silly Would You Rather..., readers are invited to play with these and many other ideas--absurd, gross, or tantalizing. A small mop-topped child lets his imagination run away with such personal challenges as, "Would you rather have supper in a castle, breakfast in a balloon, or tea on the river?" The oversized format is perfect for reading aloud, as long as the reader allows plenty of time for the audience to peruse the award-winning author-illustrator's humorous pictures (in one spread, the protagonist looks like he'd rather be anywhere but here as he is systematically crushed by a snake, swallowed by a fish, eaten by a crocodile, and sat on by a rhinoceros). For TV-weary children who have seen cartoon characters squashed and revived a thousand times, the nightmarish aspects of this reprinted 1978 charmer will not be overly alarming, but the faint of heart may want to look elsewhere for a soothing bedtime story... perhaps Burningham's own Hushabye? (Ages 4 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

John Burningham is the award-winning author-illustrator of many books for children including Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present, Mr. Gumpy's Outing, Cloudland, and Whaddayamean. He lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Fox
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0099200414
• ISBN 13: 9780099200413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32